Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the 22 years I have sat on the North Eastern Co-op 's board I can not recall a year in which so many negative factors have combined . |
| 2 | In which case I wo n't have a |
| 3 | Usually I can only suggest possible methods of locating a partner for a large cichlid — unless I have just had a similar query from someone else , in which case I will happily operate a marriage bureau as long as both fishkeepers are agreeable . |
| 4 | Although of course I would rather have a Pissarro . |
| 5 | ‘ For income I 'd again select a combination of funds . |
| 6 | If he were n't my son-in-law I would n't lift a finger to help him . |
| 7 | There were a thousand possible combinations … one-four-six , one-four-seven … in twenty minutes I could perhaps try a hundred and fifty numbers . |
| 8 | ‘ If I had n't replied to a client for five months I would almost expect a visit from them in response to a complaint ! ’ |
| 9 | The housekeeper then has the room serviced and when it is ready for letting , presses the switch in the bedroom which will then show a green light on all boards , indicating that the room is now ready to be let . |
| 10 | The hippocampus receives a large cholinergic innervation which may also play a role because LTP can be enhanced by the cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine but is reduced by the anticholinergic agent scopolamine . |
| 11 | The next problem comes when we recognize that the work done so far has produced a piece of research which could easily keep a dozen people occupied for the rest of their lives . |
| 12 | One way to discourage such demands was secretly to salt a shallow anchorage with a bag of rotted chicken heads which would quickly draw a sinuous and evil-looking pack of otherwise harmless sand sharks that would twist menacingly under our keel and persuade the paying customers to seek the deeper darker waters offshore . |
| 13 | About five weeks ago , I had been invited to a presentation by Garth Enterprises , who were unveiling their plans for a golf course and leisure complex which would also include a hotel and the provision of some expensive houses alongside each fairway . |
| 14 | Why not just accept experience — why try to understand it and encapsulate it in words which will necessarily have an imprisoning effect upon the insight ? |
| 15 | The schools were rightly proud of the contribution made by boarding to the lives of pupils , and especially those from homes which could not provide a stable background . |
| 16 | ACAS has a network of regional offices which might well prove a valuable source of information . |
| 17 | Moreover , they are suitable only for residential roads where the traffic flow is light ( a peak flow of under 250v/hr in both directions ) and are not therefore applicable to larger city districts which would normally contain a hierarchy of road types . |
| 18 | That 's why he 's a massive hit with fans who would normally barrack a boss when the team is struggling . |
| 19 | His enthusiasm was infectious , and as Merrill looked up at the lively amber glint in his eyes she could n't suppress a smile . |
| 20 | Apart from a strong pair of legs you 'll also need a good dictionary to decipher the route names . |
| 21 | I mean even if you double the size of the Thames Valley force you would n't have a police officer outside every pub . |
| 22 | With a rush of emotion she could n't put a name to Luce realised that her first instinctive feeling about him had been absolutely right . |
| 23 | Erm you 'll have sine you 'll probably have a triangle with A B C marked on it . |
| 24 | When you wanted tea you could either have a pot of tea , or a ‘ cinema tea ’ , which was a pot of tea and a plate on which was a sandwich with the crusts cut off , which also represented something , and a cake . |
| 25 | ‘ The fans up there do n't know him and probably think he 's a big centre forward who can just head a ball — but they 're wrong . |
| 26 | Any lawyer who can not find a book will be able to look at the card and see who has taken it . |
| 27 | You do n't necessarily get a better job with a performance spec than you would simply by specifying that you had more cuts because in er in a slow growing year , if you like , the contractor actually gains because he does n't need to cut so many times to comply with a maximum of a hundred millimetres length , whereas if you 've got an eleven level cut you would actually have a continuous length of grass , much shorter , so it would look smarter . |
| 28 | Spanish , Portuguese , Arabic and Japanese are the most useful languages , Sir Alfred says , because they ‘ have a wide catchment area containing many decision-makers who may not have a command of English ’ . |
| 29 | If this is not possible in a single short headline you can always add a second headline to give a little more information . |
| 30 | Those high failure rates make it an efficient way of screening out teenagers who might later fail a university course . |